Ray Winninger's "Dungeoncraft" Essays

The following is a 29-part series of articles which appeared in Dragon magazine from 1997 to 1999. It was a comprehensive look at the process of traditional dungeon-based game-mastering.

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• #1: Should I DM? et al.
• #2: Starting the World
• #3: Government and Society
• #4: Gods, Myth, and Faith
• #5: Character Names
• #6: Home Base
• #7: The Rumor Mill and Maps
• #8: Four Things You Can (and Should!) Do With NPCs
• #9: The Anatomy of an NPC
• #10: Mapping the Wilderness
• #11: Wilderness Features
• #12: Challenging the Players
• #13: Challenging the Characters
• #14: Creating an Adventure Concept
• #15: Starting Adventure Maps
• #16: Identifying the Sub-Goals
• #17: Preparing for the First Session
• #18: Tools
• #19: Action and Reaction
• #20: Your Game's Voice
• #21: I've Got a Secret, Part I
• #22: I've Got a Secret, Part II
• #23: Migrating to Third Edition
• #24: Newfangled Fighting
• #25: Let's Take It From the Top
• #26: Let's Take It From the Top II
• #27: Off to the Races
• #28: Gotta Have Faith, Part I
• #29: Gotta Have Faith, Part II